The quest to develop automated systems for monitoring animal behavior
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal behavior, Automated monitoring technology, observation, sensors
2023
Visually assessed body condition shows high heritability in a pedigreed great ape population
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: animal models, body condition score, bonobo, relative fat mass
2023
Inter-aviary distance and visual access influence conservation breeding outcomes in a territorial, endangered bird
Publication/Journal: Biological Conservation
Keywords: animal husbandry, conservation breeding, enclosure design, endangered birds, Hawaiian crow, social density
2020
Stereotypic behaviour predicts reproductive performance and litter sex ratio in giant pandas
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: captivity, giant pandas, reproductive-performance, stereotypies
2020
Improving the sustainability of ex situ populations with mate choice
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive breeding, conservation breeding, cooperative breeding program, mate choice, reproductive success, species survival plan
2019
Animal Welfare in Conservation Breeding: Applications and Challenges
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral monitoring, captive breeding, conservation breeding, opportunities to thrive, reintroduction, welfare assessment, zoo
2018
Genetic guidelines for captive breeding and reintroductions of the endangered Black-fronted Piping Guan, Aburria jacutinga (galliformes, cracidae), an Atlantic Forest endemic
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aves, conservation, endangered species, genetic variability, management
2016
An initial investigation into the effects of isolation and enrichment on the welfare of laboratory pigs housed in the PigTurn® system, assessed using tear staining, behaviour, physiology and haematology
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, enrichment, isolation, pigs, tear staining
2015
Short-term anxiety response of the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum to odors from a predator
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: anxiety, ctenomys talarum, predation, subterranean rodent
2015
The influence of ambient noise on maternal behavior in a Bornean sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ambient noise, disturbance, maternal behavior, sun bear
2014